Governor Signs Bill Creating $959 Million Trust Fund Guaranteeing Tuition-Free College In New Mexico
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week signed Senate Bill 159, creating a nearly $1 billion trust fund and a scholarship program fund to ensure tuition-free college in New Mexico for decades to come.
“By creating this fund, New Mexico is keeping our original promise of tuition-free college for residents and cementing our status as the nation’s leader for college equity and access” Gov. Lujan Grisham said, after signing the bill on Tuesday. “Our monumental investments from early childhood education to college and career Read More
LAHS Hilltalkers Wrap Up Successful February 2024
Members of the Los Alamos High School Speech and Debate team. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers Speech and Debate team wrapped up a successful February with strong showings at back-to-back tournaments, numerous awards/placings and nationwide recognition for two Hilltalkers.
The Hilltalkers started their February season strong with 23 team members attending the Lobo Model United Nations Tournament. Competitors worked in a range of delegations including crisis simulations based on the Hunger Games, the Somalia Wars, and the Space Coalition. The team did Read More
Toppers Top Valencia Jaguars 17-1
The Toppers hosted the Valencia Jaguars of Los Lunas on Thursday afternoon at Hope Field in White Rock. The game was all Toppers winning 17-1. The game was shortened to 3 innings by the mercy rule. The Toppers started out with strong hitting and continued to the end of the game. Mika Stanfield was the lead off pitcher and all but shut out the Jaguars allowing only 2 hits. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Ilyana Garcia was behind the plate for the Toppers as Kourtney Tafoya takes a strike call in the first inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The Topper bats were at full power. Hannah Bergemann Read More
Project Alberta–A Lecture By Dr. Glen McDuff March 12
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society’s March Lecture Series will feature former LANL scientist Dr. Glen McDuff, who will speak on Project Alberta and the delivery of the first nuclear weapons.
Dr. McDuff has a PhD in Physics from the University of St. Andrews and a degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, where he was also a professor. Dr. McDuff is retired from LANL, but continues to serve as a consultant to the Weapons Division and to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Nuclear Weapons School at Kirtland Air Force Base.
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LAHS EcoClub Leaders Attend Green Schools Conference
LAHS EcoClub Leaders Charlotte Butcher and Samuel Carmer represented Los Alamos recently when they attended the Green Schools Conference. Pictured above is Butcher and Carmer touring the Blue Bird All Electric School Bus during their trip. Courtesy/Charlotte Butcher
Leaders Charlotte Butcher, shown here, and Samuel Carmer represent Los Alamos at the conference, meeting climate educators from all around the country and making connections to help Los Alamos Public Schools go green. They attended many lectures and meetings that address climate anxiety among students, the process of Read More
New Mexico Public Education Department Adopts 180-Day Calendar Rule With Revisions Based On Public Feedback
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) is moving forward with plans to ensure that all schools in the state operate on a minimum of 180 instructional days beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.
Revisions reflect feedback received during the public comment period that best supports students, families, educators, and communities.
The final rule will include:
- Four-day school week calendars. The revisions to the proposed rule allow for four-day school week calendars.
- Exemptions for early college high schools. Early college high schools will be exempt
LAHS Student Andy McBride Joins Post News Team
LAHS Junior Andy McBride at his desk in the Daily Post world headquarters on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. He joined the Post Feb. 5 as a part-time staff reporter. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
It started with a field trip last fall with his Sports Lit class that Los Alamos High School (LAHS) junior Andy McBride felt drawn to join the Los Alamos Daily Post news team.
“I really liked how the discussion about journalism went during the field trip and I have always wanted to be a writer,” McBride said. “When I was really Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board To Meet March 11
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2024, in Wallace Hall, Building 5, room 505 on the campus of UNM-Los Alamos.
Agenda items will include administrative reports from members of the UNM-LA executive team.
Direct questions to Sarah Jimenez at 505.662.0334 or sarahjimenez@unm.edu.
Heinrich Selects Teacher As His State Of Union Guest
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced Tatiana Del Toro-Frank, Community School Coordinator at MacArthur Elementary School in Las Cruces, N.M. as his guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address.
Sen. Heinrich selected Del Toro-Frank to recognize her work to bolster New Mexico students’ education, health, and well-being, and also underscore the work that still lies ahead to expand access to early childhood education and increase funding for full-service community schools.
“New Mexico’s kids deserve a future as bright as they are, Read More
LAHS Students Meet With Legislators At Chamber Breakfast
SFCC To Close March 25-April 1 For Spring Break
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will close from March 25 through April 1 for Spring Break and Spring Holiday.
No classes or student services will be available. SFCC’s child development center Kids Campus and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center also will be closed.
The Santa Fe Higher Education Center (SF HEC) will remain open for regularly scheduled trainings and classes with the HEC partners. No SFCC staff will be available.
Classes and student services will resume Tuesday, April 2. For information about late-starting credit classes and registration Read More
Piñon School Mathletes Shine At Mathcounts Competition
Pinon’s Mathcounts team of Evan Cunningham, Jane Smith, Leif Wald-Hopkins and Norah Whitton secured 2nd place in the team standings. Courtesy/LAPS
Coach Lana Martin and Assistant Coach Courtney Smith pose with Pinon’s Mathletes. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Saturday, Feb. 24, young math enthusiasts from Piñon Elementary School showcased their problem-solving prowess at the Northern New Mexico Chapter Mathcounts competition, held at Pojoaque High School.
Among a gathering of several teams, Piñon Elementary 6th-grade students stood out, demonstrating their great problem-solving Read More
New Mexico To Host First Ever Earth Day Festival
EARTH DAY News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The City of Albuquerque, various non-profit organizations and a group of individuals committed to the earth, are putting on the state’s first-ever statewide Earth Day Festival.
Themed the Planet vs. Plastics, the event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Sid Cutter Pavilion at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque.
The International Earth Day 2024 theme outlines an unwavering commitment to reducing plastic use for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. This local event will promote ways Read More
ECECD Launches New Partnership To Grow High-Quality Licensed Child Care In New Mexico
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — In partnership with WESST, Civitas Strategies, and Growing Up New Mexico, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD), launched CRECER (Capacity Resources for Enhancing Care, Excellence, and Resilience), a childcare business support initiative for providers that want to grow stronger businesses and increase the quality of their programs.
The CRECER initiative, named after the Spanish verb for ‘growth,’ provides robust business development resources to increase the supply of high-quality licensed childcare in New Mexico, through three Read More
LAHS Science Bowl Team Are 2024 Regional Champions!
Los Alamos High School Science Bowl A team members, from left, Anna Simakov, Jack Harris, Linnhtet Htoon, Minhtet Htoon and Drew Bacrania took first place in the New Mexico Regional Science Bowl and are advancing to the National Finals. Courtesy/LAPS
Members of the Los Alamos High School Science Bowl teams pose with their first place trophy last weekend after the A team won the Regional Science Bowl competition. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos High School Science Bowl team of Drew Bacrania, Jack Harris, Linnhtet Htoon, Minhtet Htoon and Anna Simakov are the 2024 Regional Champions Read More
Los Alamos Police Department’s School Resource Officers Accept ‘Read Across America’ Challenge
Los Alamos Police Cpl. Samantha Terrazas reads to 3rd graders recently in Ms. Brown’s class at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) School Resource Officer (SRO) Cpl. Samantha Terrazas has taken on the “Read Across America” Challenge. Cpl. Terrazas is challenging her fellow SRO’s as well as other professionals to get out and read to the youth. A huge part of the School Resource Officer Triad is to be a mentor and teacher to the students they interact with.
The “Read Across America” Challenge has allowed Cpl. Terrazas to enter the classroom Read More
PEEC: Eclipse Stories With Chick Keller At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Friday March 8
Dr. Chick Keller
PEEC News:
Dr. Chick Keller will share stories of eclipse missions in the 1970s during his talk this Friday, March 8 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Dr. Keller will share insights about the 1970s airborne studies of the sun’s corona during total solar eclipses – conducted at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL). By taking the airborne eclipse observations, lab scientists, including Keller and Art Cox, could extend their totality study and reduce interference from the atmosphere. He will talk about the successes and failures of some of these missions, sharing Read More
Christian Science Society To Host Free Talk On Saturday
By Mary Langworthy, Clerk
Christian Science Society
Hello friends. It’s been over 20 years since the Christian Science Society in Los Alamos hosted a talk on Christian Science for the community. That changes at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.
We hope you’ll join us for “Moving past fear – to healing” – a talk by Lisa Troseth at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Lisa has spoken to groups around the world and is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. She’s also a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.
It promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking hour. Admission is free. Read More
Los Alamos Mountaineers Announce Jim Straight Scholarships For Spring 2024 Climbing School
Scholarship honoree Jim Straight on Glacier Point Apron at Yosemite National Park, demonstrating the cool nerves and proper balance required to climb run-out friction slabs. Courtesy/Mountaineers
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are pleased to announce a new scholarship program for their spring 2024 climbing school, in honor of Jim Straight, 1940-2024. Thanks to a generous donation from Suzy Miller and William Straight in honor of their father, the Mountaineers are offering 2 scholarships to help climbing students with their enrollment fees. Read More
Dr. Richard Honsinger Honored For Exemplary Contributions
Dr. Richard Honsinger
LAMCC News:
Dr. Richard Honsinger of Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic was honored on Feb. 25, 2024, at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology meeting in Washington, D.C. for exemplary contributions as an outstanding reviewer. He was one of five reviewers recognized by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Dr. Honsinger has conducted more than 400 reviews of research manuscripts for the major U.S. allergy and immunology journals. In November 2023, he completed his term on the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology editorial board. Read More
